Sad-iron



4 (No Model.)

W. O. DIMMOGK.

SAD IRON.

Patented Apr. '7, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WILLIAM C. DIMMOOK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,845, dated April*7, 1891.

Application filed May 21, 1890. serial No. 352,577. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that'I, WILLIAM C. DIMMOOK, of the city of Baltimore,in theState of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Sad-Irons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class ofsad-irons in which the smoothingblock is provided with a detachablehandle of some non-heat-conducting substance, such as wood; and itconsists, principally, in the construction and arrangement of thedevices whereby the wood handle is removably attached to thesmoothing-block, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the description of the said invention which follows, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in whichFigure 1 is an exterior side View of the improved sad-iron, and Fig. 2an exterior end view of the same. Fig. 3 is an under side View of thedetachable handle. Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged views of the lockingdevices without the handle. v

In the drawings, A is the smoothing-block of the double-pointed kind.

B B are pins preferably formed of wroughtiron and cast in the block A.These pins project considerably above the upper face of the block inorder to admit of the attachment thereto of the wood handle 0, ashereinafter described.

The wood handle consists of the arched portion a and the cross orconnecting piece I).

D D are tubes inserted in the handle 0 with their lower ends projectingtherefrom, as shown. These tubes are of such size as to fit neatly overthe pins B, and they are provided with slots 0, which coincide withnotches d in the said pins.

E is a latch-bar secured to a stem 6, to the upper end of which isattached a button F,

preferably of wood, so as not to become heated. Then the button is ofwood, the preferred means whereby the stem 6 is attached to the same isa plate f, cast to or otherwise forming a part of the stem with itslateral edges g turned up against the sides of the button, which aredovetailed to make the connection permanent. The latch-bar is moved bymeans of this button to bring its ends through the slots 0 in the tubesD into the notches d in the pins, and thereby lock the smoothingblock tothe handle. A small spring it serves to retain the latch-bar in thisposition, but it does not interfere with the said bar being turned outof the slots, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, when the handle isto be detached.

WVith the construction described the hand of the user is not liable tocome in contact with any heated metallic surface, and the handle beingelevated above the block very little heat radiated from it iscommunicated to the wood handle.

Obviously the invention is not limited to the precise material specifiednor to the details of construction, except as specified in the claim.

I claim as my invention In combination with the smoothing-block havingupwardly-projecting pins, a handle having a cross-piece, and tubesbeneath the cross-piece adapted to receive said pins, the said tubes andpins being provided with registering slots and notches, respectively, alatch-bar pivoted to said cross-piece beneath the same, and anoperating-button above the cross-piece, substantially as described.

WILLIAM C. DIMMOOK. Witnesses:

' W'M. T. HOWARD,

DANL. FISHER.

